[Vocabulary] note verb not noun

[cherin]

Hi, I woule like to know what the sentence quoted below means.

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The ‘design’ step (note verb not noun) is the translation and interpretation of these data.
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It seems to me that the above is a key message from the writer, and I really regret that I don't get the meaning of it.

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Thank you in advance for your help.

Cherin

 

[emsr2d2]

I can only assume that the writer wanted the reader to understand that he meant "design" as a verb, not as a noun in that particular context. Personally, I don't really see what difference it makes!
Writers will sometimes put (Note: XXXX) after a word or a phrase asking the reader to "take note of" whatever comes next.

For example, might write:

Capitalisation (note: BrE spelling) is very important.

I want the reader to note that "capitalisation" is the BrE spelling of the word which in AmE is "capitalization".

 

[cherin]

Thank you for your kind reply.
I don't either see the difference of the meaning when it is used as a verb and as a noun.
Does the writer refer to a kind of dynamic situation not a static situation?
Thanks!

I can only assume that the writer wanted the reader to understand that he meant "design" as a verb, not as a noun in that particular context. Personally, I don't really see what difference it makes!
Writers will sometimes put (Note: XXXX) after a word or a phrase asking the reader to "take note of" whatever comes next.

For example, might write:

Capitalisation (note: BrE spelling) is very important.

I want the reader to note that "capitalisation" is the BrE spelling of the word which in AmE is "capitalization".